Deputy Unit Leader and Pre-op Assessment for Ophthalmology

This role will include duties ranging from supporting the unit leader in a deputy role and delivering direct patient care for patients who are to have elective ophthalmic surgical procedures and completing pre-operative assessments for these patients required. The role will also include general ophthalmic clinics including Cannulation skills, working in all aspects of the medical retina services, Urgent referral clinics, glaucoma, minor operations and the intra-vitreal injection service. This will be undertaken by demonstrating skills that are specific to pre-operative assessment that identifies the patients fitness for the elective procedure. The pre-operative role is a nurse led assessment process using electronic health assessment tools and observations, instigating and reviewing investigations and specialist ophthalmic tests/measurements which assess a patients health, fitness and wellbeing. The role will involve working across different hospital sites at Boston house, WWL Eye Unit and Leigh Infirmary. This will support the ongoing management of elective ophthalmic surgical patients throughout all stages of their pathway. and all outpatient activity. The role will actively support the departmental manager and team to provide evidence-based patient centred care. The deputy unit leader duties will include co-ordinating in the Unit leads absence, roster and Annual leave issues and support. HR and staff management support, mentoring junior staff. Leading on initiatives and keeping the unit up to date on trust and the wider ophthalmic policies and care delivery. You will be expected to be included in the duty manager roster.